Once again, Atlantic City was one of the top spenders per-student in larger, New Jersey school districts. Margate and Brigantine have some of the highest costs per-pupil in smaller, NJ school districts.
Costs per pupil don’t include expenses like transportation, construction debt and tuition for out-of-district programs.
2019-20 Taxpayer’s Guide to Education Spending
Budgetary Per Pupil School Spending for local districts:
School District | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | 2019-20 |
Margate | $27,516 | $27,647 | $30,327 |
Brigantine | $23,063 | $24,726 | $26,493 |
Ventnor | $18,751 | $20,139 | $21,292 |
Absecon City | $11,549 | $12,878 | $14,709 |
Galloway Twp | $15,314 | $16,058 | $17,032 |
Linwood | $15,919 | $16,294 | $17,379 |
Northfield | $14,390 | $14,570 | $15,269 |
Somers Point | $16,357 | $17,058 | $17,979 |
Pleasantville | $18,357 | $18,739 | $19,157 |
Atlantic City | $16,478 | $17,954 | $19,703 |
Egg Harbor Twp | $14,330 | $15,179 | $16,191 |
Greater Egg Harbor Reg | $16,523 | $16,788 | $17,985 |
Mainland Regional | $18,338 | $19,141 | $21,468 |
Atlantic Co Vocational | $13,166 | $13,584 | $16,078 |
Atlantic Community Charter | $15,332 | $15,552 | $16,249 |
Intl Academy Of Atlantic City | $13,565 | $14,503 | $14,405 |
Charter~tech High School | $16,138 | $16,854 | $17,602 |
Source: New Jersey Department of Education